Example of Alt Tag in Action

Scenario:

A computer user who is blind faces barriers to accessing information from the Internet is several ways:

• Images, photographs, or graphics are interpreted by the screen reader simply as an "image."

Solution:

• Text description of the image, photograph or graphic can be provided with the "alt tag" or longer description.

EXAMPLE of alt tag and appropriate code:

<img src="images/intropic.jpeg" alt="picture of computer user in wheelchair with question marks" title="picture of computer user in wheelchair with question marks" width="77" height="77">

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